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Post by Panda on Mar 16, 2006 18:13:02 GMT 1
Yeah, the China Open takes place next week. We will wait and see if he turns up.
Here is the draw. As with last year, there is a wild card round to allow more Chinese players into the tournament. Ding Junhui won the tournament as a wild card last year but because he was a wild card, he didn't receive the prize money or ranking points.
Wild card round:
Dave Harold v Yang Qing Tian
Andrew Norman v Yu De Lu
Joe Swail v Liu Chuang
David Roe v Li Yin Xi
Scott Mackenzie v Li Hang
Jamie Cope v Tian Peng Fei
Ricky Walden v Cao Kai Sheng
Adrian Gunnell v Zheng Peng
Round 1:
Ding Junhui v Harold/Yang QT
Graeme Dott v Norman/Yu De Lu
Jimmy White v Swail/Liu C
Paul Hunter v Roe/Li Yin Xi
Matthew Stevens v Mackenzie/Li Hang
Mark Williams v Drew Henry
Alan McManus v Cope/Tian PF
Stephen Hendry v Barry Hawkins
Ronnie O'Sullivan v James Wattana
Stephen Lee v David Gray
Ken Doherty v Neil Robertson
Stephen Maguire v Walden/Cao KS
John Higgins v Stuart Bingham
Peter Ebdon v Mark Selby
Joe Perry v Gunnell/Zheng P
Shaun Murphy v Michael Holt
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Post by Panda on Mar 16, 2006 18:18:23 GMT 1
The qualifying for the World Championship has taken place. Here are the results:
Ali Carter 10-5 Michael Judge
Barry Hawkins 10-6 Ding Junhui
Marco Fu 10-7 Fergal O'Brien
Ian McCulloch 9-10 Dave Harold
John Parrott 10-9 Lee Spick
Robert Milkins 4-10 Mark Selby (Milkins made a 147 in the match)
Nigel Bond bt Mike Dunn (Dunn conceded the match at 5-0 down due to a back injury)
Ryan Day 10-7 Stuart Bingham
Anthony Hamilton 10-8 Rod Lawler
James Wattana 10-6 David Gilbert
David Gray 10-9 Mark Davis
Andy Hicks 10-7 Mark Allen
Barry Pinches 8-10 Joe Swail
Neil Robertson 10-6 Gerard Greene
Mark King 10-5 Adrian Gunnell
Michael Holt 10-2 Stuart Pettman
They join the 16 automatic qualifiers in the draw, which takes place tonight at 7:30 on Radio Five Live.
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 17, 2006 8:42:04 GMT 1
he should do gets rest wednesday think booked play u see Ronnie O'Sullivan v James Wattana   ;D  ;D mooooo yoooooooooooooo woofyyyyyyy roofyyyyyyyyyy wwuzupppppp |
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Post by Panda on Mar 17, 2006 18:31:44 GMT 1
The World Championship draw was made last night. The tournament starts on April 15th.
Shaun Murphy v James Wattana
Steve Davis v Andy Hicks
Jimmy White v David Gray
Peter Ebdon v Michael Holt
Matthew Stevens v Joe Swail
Ken Doherty v Barry Hawkins
Alan McManus v Marco Fu
Stephen Maguire v Mark King
Stephen Hendry v Nigel Bond
Graeme Dott v John Parrott
Stephen Lee v Ali Carter
Paul Hunter v Neil Robertson
John Higgins v Mark Selby
Mark Williams v Anthony Hamilton
Joe Perry v Ryan Day
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Dave Harold
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 21, 2006 7:32:14 GMT 1
The World Championship draw was made last night. The tournament starts on April 15th. Shaun Murphy v James Wattana Steve Davis v Andy Hicks Jimmy White v David Gray Peter Ebdon v Michael Holt Matthew Stevens v Joe Swail Ken Doherty v Barry Hawkins Alan McManus v Marco Fu Stephen Maguire v Mark King Stephen Hendry v Nigel Bond Graeme Dott v John Parrott Stephen Lee v Ali Carter Paul Hunter v Neil Robertson John Higgins v Mark Selby Mark Williams v Anthony Hamilton Joe Perry v Ryan Day Ronnie O'Sullivan v Dave Harold ronnie starts playing 2mmrow think yayyyyyyyyyyyy long he showed up arm ok should kick but like liverpool do 2night ;D ;D moooooo yooooooooooooooooooo woofyyyyyyyyyy roofyyyyyyyyy eastside dam skippyy ;D |
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 22, 2006 12:52:03 GMT 1
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 22, 2006 13:20:54 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2006 18:23:08 GMT 1
sayd best 9 on bout j Tw*t 5 hows dat 9 'Best of 9' means the first to 5 wins. The '9' means that's the maximum number of frames that can be played in the match (eg if the result was 5-4). In the first round of the World Championship it will be best of 19, meaning the first to 10 wins. Don't know what's going on with Ronnie at the moment. Any injury he has isn't really an excuse anyway. Stephen Hendry won a world title one year with a broken arm! |
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 25, 2006 10:26:20 GMT 1
sayd best 9 on bout j Tw*t 5 hows dat 9 'Best of 9' means the first to 5 wins. The '9' means that's the maximum number of frames that can be played in the match (eg if the result was 5-4). In the first round of the World Championship it will be best of 19, meaning the first to 10 wins. Don't know what's going on with Ronnie at the moment. Any injury he has isn't really an excuse anyway. Stephen Hendry won a world title one year with a broken arm! year ronnies werd i think he just do bbc2 matches matches longer dan 4 matches suxs he needs find hes game when next 1 on tv dude  ;D moooooooo yooooooooooooo roofyy wooofyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy eastside wwuzupppppppppppppppp |
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2006 15:04:46 GMT 1
After the China Open, which finishes tomorrow, the next snooker on TV will be the World Championship, which starts on April 15th.
John Higgins is through to the China Open final after beating Ken Doherty this morning. In the other semi-final, Mark Williams needs only one more frame to beat Ding Junhui.
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 25, 2006 15:59:35 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2006 18:42:46 GMT 1
I'm not sure I'd agree with his statement that he's the greatest of all time.
He is probably the most naturally-talented player ever but 'greatness' goes beyond that. It's more than just what you can do with the cue. To be 'the greatest' you need to be strong on the mental side as well. That's something Ronnie is often lacking and that is why Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis have 13 world titles between them and Ronnie only has 2.
The World Championship is going to be very interesting as one half of the draw is much stronger than the other, with the top 3 in the provisional world rankings (Hendry, Higgins, Ronnie) all in the same half of the draw. That means someone like Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon or even Shaun Murphy again could reach the final from the top half of the draw.
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 25, 2006 19:20:42 GMT 1
I'm not sure I'd agree with his statement that he's the greatest of all time. He is probably the most naturally-talented player ever but 'greatness' goes beyond that. It's more than just what you can do with the cue. To be 'the greatest' you need to be strong on the mental side as well. That's something Ronnie is often lacking and that is why Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis have 13 world titles between them and Ronnie only has 2. The World Championship is going to be very interesting as one half of the draw is much stronger than the other, with the top 3 in the provisional world rankings (Hendry, Higgins, Ronnie) all in the same half of the draw. That means someone like Ken Doherty, Peter Ebdon or even Shaun Murphy again could reach the final from the top half of the draw. true dude true but roonie at hes best Hendry and davis could only dream beeting him but i agrree 100% u say dude true moooooo yoooooooooooooooooo wwuuzupppppppppppp he needs be mo stable eastside noooooo diggtyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy roofyy woofyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy |
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2006 12:59:57 GMT 1
Absolutely. When he's at his best, Ronnie is unstoppable but for various reasons, he can't produce that every time and I don't think we've seen him at his best all season.
He'll have to be at his best to win the World Championship, I feel. If it goes to form, he's due to meet John Higgins in the quarter-finals, then Hendry in the semis.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2006 13:01:12 GMT 1
John Higgins and Mark Williams are 4-4 after the first session of the China Open final. It's a best-of-17 final.
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 26, 2006 15:01:46 GMT 1
Absolutely. When he's at his best, Ronnie is unstoppable but for various reasons, he can't produce that every time and I don't think we've seen him at his best all season. He'll have to be at his best to win the World Championship, I feel. If it goes to form, he's due to meet John Higgins in the quarter-finals, then Hendry in the semis. hell year dude true needs find hes game thats it ;D dat easy moooooo yoo roofyyyyyyyyyyyyy woofyyyyyyyyyyy eastside wwuzuppppppppppppppppppppp  ;D |
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Post by Panda on Mar 28, 2006 16:31:43 GMT 1
Provisional world rankings going into the World Championship:
Players in bold are in the World Championship
1(2) Stephen Hendry
2(6) John Higgins
3(11) Ken Doherty
4(1) Ronnie O'Sullivan
5(21) Shaun Murphy
6(3) Stephen Maguire
7(9) Mark Williams
8(10) Stephen Lee
9(15) Steve Davis
10(30) Barry Hawkins
11(7) Peter Ebdon
12(13) Graeme Dott
13(28) Neil Robertson
14(14) Joe Perry
15(19) Ali Carter
15(17) Anthony Hamilton
17(12) Alan McManus
18(16) Ian McCulloch
19(4) Matthew Stevens
20(37) Stuart Bingham
21(62) Ding Junhui
22(33) Ryan Day
23(26) Robert Milkins
24(24) Michael Holt
25(18) Barry Pinches
26(32) James Wattana
27(5) Paul Hunter
28(20) Mark King
29(27) Nigel Bond
30(23) David Gray
31(40) Joe Swail
32(8) Jimmy White
33(31) Andy Hicks
34(38) Mark Selby
35(48) Ricky Walden
36(34) Dominic Dale
37(42) Mark Davis
38(35) Drew Henry
39(45) Dave Harold
40(37) Gerard Greene
41(25) Marco Fu
42(46) Adrian Gunnell
43(51) Tom Ford
44(29) John Parrott
45(43) Michael Judge
46(49) Rory McLeod
47(36) Tony Drago
48(56) Jamie Burnett
49(-) Jamie Cope
50(44) Fergal O'Brien
50(51) Marcus Campbell
52(60) Rod Lawler
53(55) Robin Hull
54(72) Andrew Norman
55(57) Jimmy Michie
56(61) David Roe
57(54) Shokat Ali
58(47) Stuart Pettman
59(53) Mike Dunn
60(65) Paul Davies
61(69) Scott Mackenzie
62(63) Joe Jogia
62(68) Sean Storey
64(66) Darren Morgan
65(-) Mark Allen
66(63) Simon Bedford
67(74) Leo Fernandez
68(70) Alfie Burden
69(73) Joe Delaney
70(50) Patrick Wallace
71(-) Chris Norbury
72(77) Paul Wykes
73(-) Matthew Couch
73(-) Liang Wenbo
75(-) David Gilbert
76(71) Bjorn Haneveer
77(-) Judd Trump
78(58) Lee Walker
79(-) Lee Spick
80(78) Gary Wilkinson
81(80) Gary Wilson
82(59) Brian Morgan
83(-) Justin Astley
84(41) Chris Small
85(83) Hugh Abernethy
86(81) Adam Davies
87(-) Stuart Mann
88(-) Alex Borg
89(79) David McDonnell
90(67) Nick Dyson
91(-) James Tatton
92(75) Nick Walker
93(-) Habib Subah
94(76) Anthony Davies
95(-) Moh Keen Ho
96(85) Steve James
97(93) Jin Long
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Mar 30, 2006 14:38:51 GMT 1
Provisional world rankings going into the World Championship: Players in bold are in the World Championship 1(2) Stephen Hendry2(6) John Higgins3(11) Ken Doherty4(1) Ronnie O'Sullivan5(21) Shaun Murphy6(3) Stephen Maguire7(9) Mark Williams8(10) Stephen Lee9(15) Steve Davis10(30) Barry Hawkins11(7) Peter Ebdon12(13) Graeme Dott13(28) Neil Robertson14(14) Joe Perry15(19) Ali Carter15(17) Anthony Hamilton17(12) Alan McManus18(16) Ian McCulloch 19(4) Matthew Stevens20(37) Stuart Bingham 21(62) Ding Junhui 22(33) Ryan Day23(26) Robert Milkins 24(24) Michael Holt25(18) Barry Pinches 26(32) James Wattana27(5) Paul Hunter28(20) Mark King29(27) Nigel Bond30(23) David Gray31(40) Joe Swail32(8) Jimmy White33(31) Andy Hicks34(38) Mark Selby35(48) Ricky Walden 36(34) Dominic Dale 37(42) Mark Davis 38(35) Drew Henry 39(45) Dave Harold40(37) Gerard Greene 41(25) Marco Fu42(46) Adrian Gunnell 43(51) Tom Ford 44(29) John Parrott45(43) Michael Judge 46(49) Rory McLeod 47(36) Tony Drago 48(56) Jamie Burnett 49(-) Jamie Cope 50(44) Fergal O'Brien 50(51) Marcus Campbell 52(60) Rod Lawler 53(55) Robin Hull 54(72) Andrew Norman 55(57) Jimmy Michie 56(61) David Roe 57(54) Shokat Ali 58(47) Stuart Pettman 59(53) Mike Dunn 60(65) Paul Davies 61(69) Scott Mackenzie 62(63) Joe Jogia 62(68) Sean Storey 64(66) Darren Morgan 65(-) Mark Allen 66(63) Simon Bedford 67(74) Leo Fernandez 68(70) Alfie Burden 69(73) Joe Delaney 70(50) Patrick Wallace 71(-) Chris Norbury 72(77) Paul Wykes 73(-) Matthew Couch 73(-) Liang Wenbo 75(-) David Gilbert 76(71) Bjorn Haneveer 77(-) Judd Trump 78(58) Lee Walker 79(-) Lee Spick 80(78) Gary Wilkinson 81(80) Gary Wilson 82(59) Brian Morgan 83(-) Justin Astley 84(41) Chris Small 85(83) Hugh Abernethy 86(81) Adam Davies 87(-) Stuart Mann 88(-) Alex Borg 89(79) David McDonnell 90(67) Nick Dyson 91(-) James Tatton 92(75) Nick Walker 93(-) Habib Subah 94(76) Anthony Davies 95(-) Moh Keen Ho 96(85) Steve James 97(93) Jin Long 4(1) Ronnie O'Sullivan   4 suxs grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr so long he finds game hell get back number 1 easy ;D 96(85) Steve James wow not good 11(7) Peter Ebdon tw*t should be be 98 ;D moooooooo yoooooooo noooo diggttyyyyyyyyyyyyyy wwuuzuppppppppp roofyyyyy woofyyyyyyyyy ;D |
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Post by Panda on Mar 31, 2006 13:30:17 GMT 1
Ronnie's had a poor season by his standards. The list I posted is based on the last two seasons. There's another list based on this season only which is used to determine which players stay on the Main Tour for next year (80 will keep their place) and Ronnie's down in 35th place, partly due to the fact he missed the Malta Cup.
Steve James' position looks bad but he hasn't actually played since the UK Championship. He lost his place on the tour at the end of last season but was allowed back in after 3 players retired. Don't know why they bothered, really.
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Post by mypcsarabbtintwat on Apr 1, 2006 18:51:31 GMT 1
Ronnie's had a poor season by his standards. The list I posted is based on the last two seasons. There's another list based on this season only which is used to determine which players stay on the Main Tour for next year (80 will keep their place) and Ronnie's down in 35th place, partly due to the fact he missed the Malta Cup. Steve James' position looks bad but he hasn't actually played since the UK Championship. He lost his place on the tour at the end of last season but was allowed back in after 3 players retired. Don't know why they bothered, really. true fude ronnie had bad session needs find hes game get back 1 mooo yoooooooooooo roofyy woofyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy eastside wwuzupppppppppppppppppppp ;D ;D |
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